SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (SCHUYLKILL COUNTY), PA: On May 3rd at 12:21 hours the Schuylkill Haven Fire Department, Schuylkill Haven EMS, and Pottsville West End Ladder 51 were dispatched to 678 Clairmont Avenue for a house fire. A number of phone callers reported smoke coming from a house trailer in the trailer park.

Schuylkill Haven Fire Chief 735 arrived on location and confirmed it was a working fire in a house trailer. Schuylkill Hose Engine 732 arrived and hooked to a hydrant on Holiday Drive. The engine laid in and staged on Clairmont Avenue facing the D Side. The crew deployed two 1 ½” hose lines to the trailer to attack the fire. The attack crews enter the trailer to look for the seat of the fire. Liberty Engine 737 arrived and stage on Holiday Drive in front of the trailer. The engine crew was then sent to back up the first attack crews.

The hydrant man was unable to open the hydrant to supply Engine 732. Incident Command then ordered Engine 733 to hit a second hydrant for a water supply. Command also request that Cressona Engine 41-17 be sent to the scene for additional manpower. Pottsville Ladder 51 and Engine 736 arrived and staged on Holiday Drive. Their crews then reported to the fire scene to assist in venting the trailer.

Schuylkill Hose Engine 733 connected to a hydrant at Parkway Avenue and Dewey Street. Fire fighters had to hand carry the LDH through the back yards of the trailer park. The supply hose was then carried down Holiday Drive and connected to Engine 732 supply line. Engine 733 was then able to supply Engine 732 with hydrant water.

Cressona Engine 41-17 arrived and staged on Clairmont Avenue in front of Engine 732. Engine 41-17 crew assisted the first on scene fire fighters in removing the skirting around the trailer. It appeared the fire started and was burning under the house trailer. Fire fighters quickly extinguished the fire and vent the trailer with PPV fans. The fire was quickly placed under control with in twenty minutes allowing fire fighters to report to the rehab sector. Schuylkill Haven EMS provided rehab operations for the fire fighters fighting the structure fire.

Fire fighters were able to pick up and clear the scene in a hour and half. The residents of the home were displaced from the home do to the severe damage caused by the fire.